Money Management
Money management refers to the processes of budgeting, saving, investing, spending, or otherwise overseeing the capital usage of an individual or group.
7 Money Management Tips to Improve Your Finances.
Track your spending to improve your finances. Create a realistic monthly budget. Build up your savings—even if it takes time. Pay your bills on time every month. Cut back on recurring charges. Save up cash to afford big purchases. And, start an investment strategy.
This understanding provides you with a 360-degree view of your financial picture. The goal is to apply key financial disciplines to help you overcome the obstacles to wealth.
With a clear purpose for your money and sound management principles behind it, you are in much more control of your financial destiny.
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Turns Out, US Median Income Increased. Here are the 2025 Stats by Age, Race and Sex.
If you are feeling poorer, it turns out you are not alone. Household income has increased across the board; however, prices are going up. Inflation is eating and nipping at expenses. If we are being honest, rampant consumerism is also a problem. Every year, the US Census Bureau compiles data on US Household income and poverty rates. Once it’s published, we get inundated with punchy headlines from the media. The data is filtered by age range, gender, race, and even by geographic region. Just another massive data set that can help us make sense of money. To clear the room, household income typically rises. Despite personal malaise and economic disruptions…
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The Power of Time Valued Wealth
Investment repairs and setting goals. Building wealth has never been harder but we can make it through.
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Investment Portfolio Losses Hit $200,000. Is it Time to Panic or Buy More?!
Catastrophic Tech Reverse in July. What happened to the 250th vibes and world cup happiness? Here's hoping for a solid year end close out of 8%-10% growth.
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Not Debt Free But On Track to $2 Million Investment Portfolio
Hooray we all made it through June. Just six months left to reach your Financial Goals.
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Experiencing the Impact of the Financial Wall
No one prepares for the financial wall. It’s not just one of them but a set of micro thresholds that can have a positive or negative impact on your psyche. Like failures, there is always a cost for success. And today, we made +$75,000 on a day in the market. My hands were shaking… To be clear, it wasn’t a violent shake. It’s a slight, unsteady awareness that you might have gone too far. Or more accurately, further than you ever imagined. I mentioned this to the ladies on our financial podcast, “The Financial Griot.” I think we are mutation. Some deviant strand of what you should be. It might…
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How We Spent $1,000,000 in 6.5 Years: A Detailed Breakdown
Wow, we spent over $1 million. I’m just as shocked as you are. Most of my ideas come from spur-of-the-moment questions. Besides, it’s not like we spend it all at once. The expense total (represented by our cash outflows) runs from January 1, 2019, through June 8, 2026. In a technical sense, the total gross expenses tally all the transactions that hit our accounts. That’s still a lot over that timeframe, but it’s a bit refreshing to see. I don’t think most people run their numbers to see what’s really happening in their finances. For context, the median U.S. household spent an estimated $1.5 million in total expenditures from 1995…
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We are up $340k! Best Time to Invest may have been 45 days ago.
Hooray we all made it through another May on the road to $1,750,000 investment portfolio. The year is flying.
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How to Financially Survive Trump’s Latest Spring Fling
We might have missed the recession, but the next inflation, tariff, or conflict is here. Every April is a great excuse to improve your personal finances. Free yourself from distractions and lock into building your household's net worth.
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How to Build Wealth: Reviewing Our Nearly $1.4 Million in Investments
While we aren’t quite there yet, my wife and I took a step back to review our investment portfolio performance over the last 12 months. It was intriguing to see the progress. While the day-to-day news cycled through inflation fears, tariffs, market pullbacks, and even a Middle Eastern conflict, we stayed invested. It was a crash course in discipline, risk tolerance, and sometimes buying the dip while it kept dipping. In the end, our investment portfolio grew from $948,927.51 (April 1, 2025) to $1,398,505.46 (April 9, 2026). That’s a cash value increase of +$449,577.95 or +47.38%. That number is phenomenal, and the growth is solid. Being honest, too much growth…
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How to Make the Most of Money When the March Market Take Hits
The market is in full meltdown mode. Buy the dip in March 2026 but where is the end?
